essay

Ecological bottlenecks and the development of the Kariba Lake Basin

careless technology: ecology and international developmentGarden City, N. Y. • Published In 1972 • Pages: 206-235

By: Scudder, Thayer.

Abstract
This article is concerned with selected cultural ecological relationships and the changes in these resulting from the Kariba Dam project. Scudder focuses on three major topics: 1) the fishing industry, including changes in productivity, aspects of lake ecology and land use, and development schemes concerning these; 2) the ecology of the tsetse fly (its distribution, habitats, and spread) and its effects on the development of cattle raising; 3) cultivation in relation to the water supply, population, erosion, and government efforts to change agricultural practices. He concludes that development projects must be concerned with possible ecological outcomes of and the effects on the subject population. More thorough study of the cultural ecological relationships might lead them to schemes that may be compromises between the ideal outcome for the ecosystem or for the people, but that would be more likely to succeed. The article is amply detailed, though limited in coverage of the effects of the dam.
Subjects
Geography
Fauna
Fishing
Domesticated animals
Applied animal science
Tillage
Agricultural science
Land use
Water supply
Research and development
culture
Tonga
HRAF PubDate
2014
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Southern Africa
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Eleanor Swanson ; John Beierle ; 1976
Field Date
1956-1957, 1962-1963, 1965, 1967
Coverage Date
1948-1967
Coverage Place
Lake Kariba basin, middle Zambezi river valley: eastern Southern province, Zambia; northern Matabeland North and Mashonaland West provinces, Zimbabwe
Notes
Thayer Scudder
Conference on the ecological aspects of international development, Warrenton, Virginia, 1968; Convened by the Conservation Foundation and the Center for the Biology of Natural Systems, Washington University.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235)
LCCN
73150890
LCSH
Tonga (Zambezi people)